Murder Witness Says She Was Thrown From Bridge, Survived

By Newser Editors

December 28, 2017

Just after 3am on Christmas Day, police in Little Rock, Ark., found Jamie Shipp soaking wet and freezing cold—and telling an incredible tale. The 42-year-old says she witnessed a double shooting in Lonoke County, was kidnapped by the perpetrators, and thrown off a bridge on I-430 on the 32-degree night and into the Arkansas River, report KARK and Arkansas Online

Shipp told police she had to swim to the river's shore and provided one of the names of the men allegedly involved: Richard Gilliam. The 33-year-old was arrested that same day and charged with capital murder and kidnapping, among other crimes.

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Photo: Lonoke County Sheriff's Office

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